As we near Election Day, political cartoons are inescapable. Satirical cartoons continue a tradition of political printmaking that has been part of American political life since pre-Revolutionary ...

2014-09-27T19:06:13-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/5d4/20140927191109003_hd.jpgMeg Thompson talked about the 1864 election between President Abraham Lincoln and ...

Ahead of Abraham Lincoln's 1864 election triumph, his chances of victory appeared slim and the nation was gripped in civil war. Despite the turmoil posed by this, the vote went ahead, despite Lincoln ...

On Oct. 12, 1864, Roger B. Taney, the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, passed away at the age of 87 — thereby creating an opening on the bench just four weeks before the United States was set ...

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During the vice presidential debate on Wednesday night, California Sen. Kamala Harris made a historical claim: "In 1864," she said. "Abraham Lincoln was up for reelection. And it was 27 days before ...

Anti-war Democrats objected to mail-in voting, citing widespread fears of voter fraud, as well as intimidation on the part of the pro-Republican military. Illustration by Meilan Solly / Photos via ...

America, we are being told by pundits and experts, has never been more divided. We're also being told that this election year is the most important in living memory. But a look back at the year 1864 ...

During the vice presidential debate on Wednesday night, California Sen. Kamala Harris made a historical claim: "In 1864," she said. "Abraham Lincoln was up for reelection. And it was 27 days before ...